Ed Powles > Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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15th Floor, Milton House
Milton Street
LONDON
EC2Y 9BH
England
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Ed Powles
Work Department
Private Client, Charity and Philanthropy
Position
Ed is a partner and advises on a range of private client and commercial trusts work.
He works with financial institutions, private clients, family offices, trustees and beneficiaries on complex UK and international trust law issues, personal taxation, and estate planning.
Ed has considerable experience in complex trust law issues, including drafting bespoke family and commercial trusts for a range of clients. He also advises UK and international individuals on UK personal tax, including residence, domicile, the remittance basis, pre-arrival planning and inheritance tax.
He advises charity trustees, those who transact with charities and donors on charity law and philanthropy, including the establishment, governance and taxation of charities. He also has a particular interest in the law relating to art and cultural property, and has led the firm’s Art and Heritage Property team since 2019.
Ed is ranked as a leading lawyer by the 2020 Chambers & Partners (High Net Worth) guide, and is also ranked by the Legal 500 directory. He is a co-editor of Trust Law Quarterly.
Career
Ed qualified in September 2005 having trained at Allen & Overy and became a partner at Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP in May 2014.
Memberships
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Tax Law Committee of the Law Society
Charity Law Association
Education
Cambridge University (MA (2000) and LLM (2001))
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Art and cultural property
Spearheaded by Ed Powles, the team at Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP works closely with its other departments to advise on an array of issues from international estate planning and tax, to philanthropy and the sale and purchase of art and cultural property. Its diverse client base includes artists, collectors, national galleries and entrepreneurs. Powles has a particular focus on conflict of law issues, and the difficulties that can arise in relation to issues surrounding title to artwork and heritage property. Ceris Gardner
is another leading member of the firm who excels at advising on the taxation of heritage property. Jennifer Emms is also well regarded.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Residential property
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership